Main Navigation

Original artwork description:

“Keyko” is a portrait woven from silence and tension — a face emerging from thousands of nylon threads, each one holding a fragment of emotion.
Between shadow and light, the gaze reveals resilience, vulnerability, and quiet determination.
The work speaks about identity as something fluid — constantly shaped by memory, perception, and the invisible threads that connect us to others.

Materials used:

thread, nails, resin, acrylic paint, silver leaf,

Tags:
#figurative #monochrome #contemporary art #female portrait #silence #emotional art #connection #string art #resilience #inner strength #nylon thread 

Keyko (2024) Mixed-media painting
by Nicol Vacaru

£742.39 

Loading

Original artwork description
Minus

“Keyko” is a portrait woven from silence and tension — a face emerging from thousands of nylon threads, each one holding a fragment of emotion.
Between shadow and light, the gaze reveals resilience, vulnerability, and quiet determination.
The work speaks about identity as something fluid — constantly shaped by memory, perception, and the invisible threads that connect us to others.

Materials used:

thread, nails, resin, acrylic paint, silver leaf,

Tags:
#figurative #monochrome #contemporary art #female portrait #silence #emotional art #connection #string art #resilience #inner strength #nylon thread 
14 day money back guaranteeFree returns

14 day money back guaranteeLearn more


Visit Nicol Vacaru shop

Nicol Vacaru

Location Moldova

About
I work primarily with ink on paper, drawn to its immediacy and unpredictability. My process is a balance between control and spontaneity—I let the ink flow freely, then refine the... Read more

View all